Document transmission control method

Abstract

It is an object to attain improvements in data modification by carrying out processing in accordance with a right to transmit unprotected data when electronic data is transmitted. A document transmission control method according to the present invention includes the steps of: analyzing image data and identifying a storage location of electronic data; performing user certification; designating, after the electronic data of the document is identified, a destination to which the electronic data is transmitted; referencing the storage location of the electronic data from a result of the analysis; judging whether or not the certificated user has an access right to the electronic data; judging, when it is judged that the user has the access right to the electronic data, whether or not unprotected electronic data can be transmitted; selecting, when it is judged that the unprotected electronic data can be transmitted, unprotected electronic data; selecting, when it is judged that the unprotected electronic data cannot be transmitted, protected electronic data; and transmitting the selected electronic data to the designated destination.

1 . A document transmission control method, comprising: 
 a first step of analyzing image data in which information about a storage location of electronic data of a generated document and other document attribute information are embedded and identifying the storage location of the electronic data;    a second step of performing user certification of a user who analyzes the image data;    a third step of designating, after the electronic data of the document is identified in the first step, a destination to which the electronic data is transmitted;    a fourth step of referencing the storage location of the electronic data from a result of the analysis in the first step;    a fifth step of judging whether or not the user certificated in the second step has an access right to the electronic data;    a sixth step of judging, when it is judged that the user has the access right to the electronic data in the fifth step, whether or not unprotected electronic data can be transmitted;    a seventh step of selecting, when it is judged that the unprotected electronic data can be transmitted in the sixth step, unprotected electronic data for transmission data;    an eighth step of selecting, when it is judged that the unprotected electronic data cannot be transmitted in the sixth step, protected electronic data for transmission data; and    a ninth step of transmitting the electronic data selected in the seventh or eighth step to the destination designated in the third step.    
   
   
       2 . A data transmission method, comprising: 
 a first step of judging whether or not an access right to data is provided;    a second step of judging whether or not modification can be made on the data; and    a controlling step of controlling handling of the data based on results of the first and second steps.    
   
   
       3 . A data transmission method according to  claim 2 , wherein the controlling step includes: 
 allowing an access and modification to the data when the access right is provided and the data can be modified; and    allowing an access but not modification to the data when the access right is provided but the data cannot be modified.    
   
   
       4 . A data transmission method according to  claim 2 , further comprising a step of transmitting data which is processed in accordance with a result of the second step.  
   
   
       5 . A data transmission method according to  claim 2 , wherein: 
 the data is stored in a server on a network; and    the access right is used to control an access to the server or the data.    
   
   
       6 . A storage medium, which stores a program causing a personal computer to execute the steps according to  claim 2 .  
   
   
       7 . A system, comprising: 
 a server for storing data;    a client connected to the server via a network and accessing the data for data processing;    a first means for judging whether or not an access right to data is provided;    a second means for judging whether or not modification can be made on the data;    output means for outputting the data to the client via the network; and    control means for controlling an output operation of the output means.